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We spent $40,000 while living on a boat for a year and traveling. It was cheaper than living on land, but there were some trade-offs.

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We spent $40,000 while living on a boat for a year and traveling. It was cheaper than living on land, but there were some trade-offs.

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Elliot Schoenfeld and Jennifer Johnson, both 33, who lived on a boat for a year while traveling the Great American Loop. The two are now living in ...